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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator's passenger ask him to go back to the hotel?
(a) He is sick of his company.
(b) He accidentally brought his room key with him.
(c) He forgot his wallet.
(d) He forgot his presentation notes for his paper.

2. What does the boy in 'The Flints of Memory Lane' see that frightens him so much?
(a) A strange shadow that looks like a huge black dog.
(b) The ghost of his friend, who died a month ago.
(c) A gypsy woman with an unpleasant smile.
(d) A vision of the future in which he is dead.

3. How does the detective know that the narrator was in Afghanistan?
(a) His shoulder injury is consistent with Afghan cave-folk torture methods.
(b) He is wearing his war medal.
(c) He is wearing military grade boots that were given to soldiers in Afghanistan.
(d) The detective also served in Afghanistan and remembers seeing him there.

4. Whom does the narrator meet at a motel, and offer to give a ride to?
(a) A hitchhiker.
(b) A dentist.
(c) An English Literature professor.
(d) An anthropology professor.

5. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) The deeds to the house.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) Brides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inspector Lestrade visit them?

2. What explanation does the detective give for the word 'Rache' being written on the wall at the crime scene?

3. What else do they want from her?

4. In 'Other People' what is the worst form of torture that the demon inflicts on the man?

5. In the poem 'Going Wodwo' why does the narrator give up his shirt, book, coat, and life?

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